The staff of the California Energy Commission will hold a workshop for the proposed Palomar Energy Project. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the
Applicantās data responses and resolve outstanding issues. Discussion topics include Air
Quality, Biological and Cultural Resources, Geology and Paleontology, Land Use, Plant
Reliability and Efficiency, Socioeconomics, Traffic and Transportation, Transmission System
Engineering, Visual Resources, Soil and Water Resources and Worker Safety and Fire
Protection, as well as other areas that may be added to the workshop discussion.

For those unable to attend the workshop in person, a toll-free
teleconference number is provided. At 10:00 a.m. on April 17, call 800-857-3795
and provide the Passcode: Palomar; the Conference Leader's name is: Bob Eller.

Project Summary:

On November 28, 2001, Palomar Energy LLC (Palomar) filed an
Application for Certification (AFC), for its proposed Palomar Energy Project (PEP) with the
California Energy Commission seeking approval to construct and operate a 500 megawatt
(MW) natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generating facility. The plant will be owned
and operated by Palomar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy Resources.

The proposed project would be located on a vacant 20-acre site within a proposed 186-acre
industrial park in the City of Escondido, California. The industrial park project is known as
the Escondido Research and Technology Center (ERTC). The ERTC project and a draft
Specific Plan for the industrial park project area are currently undergoing a California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, with the City of Escondido as Lead Agency.

Public Participation:

The public is encouraged to participate and provide comments. For
information on how to participate in the Commissionās review of the proposed project, please
contact Roberta Mendonca, the Commissionās Public Adviser, at (916) 654-4489, toll free in
California at (800) 822-6228, or by e-mail at: PAO@energy.state.ca.us If you require
special accommodations, contact Betty LaFranchi at least five days prior to the workshop at
(916) 654-5204.

Questions:

General information and documents on the proposed project are available on the Energy Commission's website at: www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/palomar/.
Inquiries about the project should be directed to Bob Eller, Energy Commission Project
Manager, at (916) 651-8835, or e-mail at: beller@energy.state.ca.us News media inquiries
should be directed to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director, at (916) 654-4989, or
e-mail at: energia@energy.state.ca.us